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Lighting label on the water heater as it appears above the thermostat
FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING
WARNING
If you do not follow these instructions exactly, a fire or explosion
may result causing property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
A.Thisappliancehasa pilotwhichmust belightedby
hand.Whenlightingthepilot,followtheseinstructions
exactly.
B,BEFORELIGHTINGsmellallaroundtheappliancearea
for gas.Besureto smellnexttothefloor because
somegasisheavierthanairandwillsettleonthefloor.
WHATTODOIFYOUSMELLGAS
• Donottrytolightanyappliance.
• Donottouchanyelectricswitch;do notuseany
phoneinyourbuilding.
• Immediatelycallyourgassupplierfroma neighbor's
phone.Followthegassupplier'sinstructions.
C,
D.
• Ifyoucannotreachyourgassupplier,callthefire
department.
Usaonlyyourhandtopushinorturnthegascontrol
knob.Neverusatools.If theknobwillnotpushinor
turnbyhand,don'ttrytorepairit,calla qualifiedser-
vicetechnician.Forceorattemptedrepairmayresult
inafireorexplosion.
Donotusethisapplianceifanyparthasbeenunder
water.Immediatelycalla qualifiedservicetechnician
toinspecttheapplianceandtoreplaceanypad ofthe
controlsystemandanygascontrolwhichhasbeen
underwater.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1.STOPIReadthesafetyinformationaboveonthislabel.
2.Removeouterdoor.
3. Setthethermostatto lowestsettingbyturningthe
watertemperaturedialclockwise,(F-_) toitslowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowondial)asshown.DO
NOT FORCE.
4.Turngascontrolknobclockwise__,, ) to ",OFF'I,pos_
tion,Knob cannotbe turnedfrom PILOT to OFF
unlessknobis depressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE.
(Figure6,page17)
5. Waitfive(5)minutestoclearoutanygas.ifyouthen
smellgas,STOPIFollow"B"inthesafetyinformation
aboveonthislabel.If youdon'tsmellgas,gotothe
nextstep.
6, Remove(or open)innerdoorlocatedbelowthegas
controlunit.
7,Findpilot-followmetaltubefromgascontrol.Thepilot
islocatedinfrontoftheburner,
PILOT BURNER ._THERMOCOUPLE
8.Ifyoudon'tsmellgas,turnknobongascontrolcounter
clockwlse,_@ to "PILOT"position,(Figure7,page17)
9. Pushin controlknoball the wayand holddown.
immediatelylightthepilotwitha match.Continueto
holdcontrolknobin foraboutone(1)minuteafter
thepilotislit.Releaseknobanditwillpopbackup.
Pilotshouldremainlit.If itgoesout,repeatsteps3
through8.
• Ifknobduesnotpopupwhenreleased,stopand
immediatelycall yourservicetechnicianor gas
supplier.
• If thepilot willnot staylit after severaltries,
depressandturnthegascontrolknobclockwise
_(_ to"OFF"andcallyourservicetechnician
orgassupplier.(Figure6,page17)
10.Replace(or close)innerdoor.Replaceouterdoorif
doorduesnotcovergascontrolon/offknobor tem-
peratureadjustmentknob,(Rgure9,page17)
11.Atarmslen_qthaway,turngascontrolknobcounter-
clockwise(_ tothefull "ON"position,Warning
do not use gas control knobto regulate gas
flow.(Rgure8,page17)
12.Atarmslengthaway,setthethermostatto desired
setting.Themark(• ) HOTindicativeofapproximate
120°Fis preferredstartingpoint.Somelocallaws
mayrequirea lowerstadingpoint.If hotterwateris
desired,seeinstructionmanualand"warning"below,
13,Replacetheouterdoorifnotreplacedinstep10.
WARNING
Hotterwaterincreasestheriskofscaldinjury.Beforechangingtemperaturesettingseeinstructionmanual.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
1.Setthethermostatto lowestsettingbyturningthe
watertemperaturedialclOckwise(F'_) toits lowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowondial)asshown.DO
NOT FORCE.
2.Turngascontrolknobclockwise_V ) to"OFF" posi-
tion. Knobcannot be turned from "PILOT" to "OFF"
unlessknobisdepressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE,
3. Replaceouterdoor(if removed).
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